MDA Space (MDA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

MDA Space is a Canadian space technology company that develops and provides systems and services for government, commercial and defense customers. Its work spans satellite communications, Earth observation and space robotics, supporting missions and operations on Earth and in orbit.

The company designs and builds satellites and related systems, provides geospatial data and analytics, and develops robotic technologies for space. Its robotics work includes contributions to the Canadarm2 and Dextre systems on the International Space Station, as well as work on Canadarm3, planned for the Lunar Gateway.

Founded in 1969, MDA has operated under several corporate structures, including as part of Maxar Technologies, before returning to independent ownership and adopting the MDA Space name. Headquartered in Brampton, Ontario, the company serves customers in Canada and internationally. Mike Greenley is its chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $27.66 to $29.53
• 50-Day Range: $26.24 to $31.75
• 52-Week Range: $23.23 to $49.37
• Volume: 135,760 shs
• Average Volume: 1.31 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.58 billion
• P/E Ratio: 35.26
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $48.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

MDA Space Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

MDA Space scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 197th out of 656 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

MDA Space has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.91, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 8 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

MDA Space has a consensus price target of $48.50, representing about 65.9% upside from its current price of $29.23.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

MDA Space has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 41.24%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for MDA Space are expected to grow by 41.24% in the coming year, from $0.97 to $1.37 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of MDA Space is 36.54, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.74.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of MDA Space is 36.54, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 31.91.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

MDA Space has a P/B Ratio of 2.17. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.76% of the float of MDA Space has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

MDA Space has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.22.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in MDA Space has recently increased by 51.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

MDA Space does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

MDA Space does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.25

News Sentiment

MDA Space has a news sentiment score of 0.25. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for MDA Space this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

9 people have searched for MDA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 29% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added MDA Space to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, MDA Space insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

MDA Space has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/05/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Sub-Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MDA
• CIK: 1857047
• Web: www.mda.space
• Phone: 905-790-2800
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 4,800
• Year Founded: 1969

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for MDA Space: $48.50
• High Price Target: $60.00
• Low Price Target: $41.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +74.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.91
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.80
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 34.83
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.34
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $77.65 million
• Net Margins: 5.75%
• Pretax Margin: 8.10%
• Return on Equity: 9.21%
• Return on Assets: 4.55%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.31
• Current Ratio: 2.10
• Quick Ratio: 2.07

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.17 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.87
• Cash Flow: $1.20 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 23.16
• Book Value: $13.44 per share
• Price / Book: 2.07

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 162,180,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $4.52 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: N/A